Giorgi Mgebrishvili

Fire blazes through Tbilisi shopping mall (VIDEO)

Fire blazes through Tbilisi shopping mall (VIDEO)

Dozens of shopkeepers have suffered major financial loss after a fire burned through a shopping mall at Tsabadze street inTbilisi overnight. 150 fire-fighters and 35 fire-fighters have been mobilised in front of In City’s Heart …

Shooting near Georgian Dream headquarters in Kizilajlo

Shooting near Georgian Dream headquarters in Kizilajlo

Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs is investigating an incident during which 4 people were shot and wounded near the election headquarters of the Georgian Dream political party in the village of Kizilajlo in southern Georgia’s …

 Borjomi wildfire extinguished

Borjomi wildfire extinguished

Georgia's Interior Minister Giorgi Mgebrishvili said that a massive forest fire that broke out a week ago in Georgia’s Borjomi Gorge has been extinguished. He also noted that the special headquarters that was …

 Georgia and Europol sign partnership agreement

Georgia and Europol sign partnership agreement

Georgian Interior Minister Giorgi Mgebrishvili and Europol's Director Rob Wainwright signed an Agreement on Operational and Strategic Cooperation to expand cooperation to combat serious and organised …

Europe opens doors for Georgia

Europe opens doors for Georgia

Today, the visa-free regime for Georgian citizens to the European Union comes into force: now, biometric passport holders from Georgia will be able to visit the EU countries with a short visit without visas and move freely in the Schengen …

Seven of 40 detained over riots in Batumi arrested

Seven of 40 detained over riots in Batumi arrested

Georgia's court arrested seven out of the 40 people detained during the protests in the Georgia's southern city of Batumi, the Georgian Interior Minister Giorgi Mgebrishvili said. According to him, every person …

Riots in Batumi: results

Riots in Batumi: results

Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili arrived in Batumi (Adjara), where riots happened last night. "Kvirikashvili departed to Batumi, where he will personally learn about the current situation," …

US gifts two patrol boats to Georgia

US gifts two patrol boats to Georgia

Georgia's Coast Guard is being bolstered by the addition of two patrol boats gifted by the US government. The handover of the new boats was discussed today at a meeting between Georgia's Interior Minister Giorgi …

Kvirikashvili and Hollande to meet in Bordeaux

Kvirikashvili and Hollande to meet in Bordeaux

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili will hold a bilateral meeting with French President Francois Hollande in Bordeaux today. The meeting will take place in Bordeaux on the sidelines of the …

New appointments in Georgian Interior Ministry announced

New appointments in Georgian Interior Ministry announced

The Georgian Interior Minister, Giorgi Mgebrishvili, has announced the names of his new deputies. At a briefing today the head of the Interior Ministry reported that the vacant posts will be filled by Besik …